Clashes break out at protests in northern Egypt

[Valin]

BBC:

 

6/28/13

 

There have been deadly clashes in Egypt as both supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi staged mass demonstrations across the country.

Tension has risen ahead of a protest planned by the opposition on Sunday, calling on Mr Morsi to step down.

In Cairo, thousands of Morsi supporters rallied outside the main mosque.

 

At least two people, one said by state TV to be a US journalist, were killed in the city of Alexandria as protesters stormed a Muslim Brotherhood office.

There are conflicting reports about how the young American, who was reported to be taking photos of clashes, died on Friday.

Egyptian officials say he was stabbed in the chest, but other reports say he was hit by gun pellets.

 

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The other fatality on Friday was an Egyptian man who was shot dead, according to medical sources.

Dozens more people were injured as anti-Morsi protesters and Islamists clashed in the northern city, Egypt's second-largest.

 

The office of the Muslim Brotherhood, which backs Mr Morsi, was set on fire, and the authorities are reported to have called in riot police and army helicopters to try to quell the violence.

There are also reports of an explosion in Port Said, also in the north, with a local security chief saying one person was killed and five injured.

At least seven people are now believed to have died in northern Egypt in violence linked to the political situation in recent days.

 

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[Valin]

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